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New teachers: Part 1
There are 10 new teachers in the Quincy School District this year. The Post-Register talked to them about their backgrounds and goals for the school year. (Note: This series will be continued in next week’s Post-Register.)
Jessica Flores
QVPR: What grade/subject are you teaching, and at what school?
JF: I am teaching first grade at Mountain View Elementary School.
QVPR: Where are you originally from?
JF: Quincy.
QVPR: Where did you attend college?
JF: I attended Wenatchee Valley College and transferred to Central Washington University.
QVPR: Do you have any previous teaching experience? If so, where?
JF: I have been subbing in the Quincy School District for three years.
QVPR: What are your goals for the upcoming school year?
JF: I have many goals: To improve my student’s abilities in each of the content areas, to collaborate with my grade level team and learn new strategies for my classroom, to communicate with parents and send positive notes home with kids, and to have fun and make this a great year for the students and I.
QVPR: Why are you excited about teaching in the Quincy School District?
JW: I am excited about teaching in the QSD because I am part of this community. I attended the schools here, and have many great memories growing up in Quincy. Many teachers made a difference in my life, and now I get do what I love and make a difference in the lives of children in our community.
QVPR: What are your hobbies outside the classroom?
JF: I like playing sports, scrapbooking, singing, photography, and spending time with my wonderful family, friends and husband.
QVPR: Name one fun or random fact about yourself.
JWF My favorite game show is Family Feud, and I always dream about having us all on the show.
Jeanne Wayerski
QVPR: What grade/subject are you teaching, and at what school?
JW: I am the special education/intervention specialist at High Tech High.
QVPR: Where are you originally from?
JW: Wenatchee.
QVPR: Where did you attend college?
JW: Eastern Washington University at Cheney.
QVPR: Do you have any previous teaching experience? If so, where?
JW: I have taught many places. Shorecrest High School in the Shoreline School District, many schools in the North Kitsap School District and many schools in the Wenatchee School District as a specialist. I then took care of loved ones with health problems for a time, and when I came back I taught in the Clover Park School District, at Lakes High School and Grand Coulee Dam School District at Lake Roosevelt High.
QVPR: What are your goals for the upcoming school year?
JW: I am excited to help all High Tech High students be the best they can be and do the best they can do in whatever they are doing for now and always. I hope they can follow my classroom rules for the rest of their lives: Be productive. Be appropriate. Be safe. Be kind.
QVPR: Why are you excited about teaching in the Quincy School District?
JW: I am delighted to be back in Eastern Washington close to Wenatchee where I grew up, teaching in a smaller school where 100 percent of the staff care so deeply for the students and each other. We are more able to truly be involved with our students and their families’ lives and joyfully contribute to their needs.
I truly cannot express how thrilled I am to be at High Tech High where the education is not only quality, but very creative and delivered with so much care! The staff is fantastic, and the students have been wonderful, making my first week here be a very special one. Our principal, Garry Stidman, shows so much heart as do all the teachers, our breakfast and lunch lady, our custodian, and our dear secretary, Mary Garza, all showing a great example of what is most important to our students and their families.
QVPR: What are your hobbies outside the classroom?
JW: I love to walk, hike, camp, swim, write poems, and have enjoyed creating movement tapes for all ages.
QVPR: Name one fun or random fact about yourself.
JW: Most folks think it is fun to know I was the Washington state trampoline champion, a professional flying trapeze artist for a time, and the PAC-8 (which is the PAC-10 now) all-around gymnastics champion.
Colleen Frerks
QVPR: What grade/subject are you teaching, and at what school?
CF: I am the principal at George Elementary School.
QVPR: Where are you originally from?
CF: George.
QVPR: Where did you attend college?
CF: I received a teaching degree from Central Washington University in 1995, a master’s degree from Gonzaga University in 1998 and earned my principal certification at Eastern Washington University this year.
QVPR: Do you have any previous teaching experience? If so, where?
CF: I have been teaching in Spokane for 15 years, teaching kindergarten through eighth-grade classes. I taught music at Windsor Elementary School in Cheney last year.
QVPR: What are your goals for the upcoming school year?
CF: Right away, I want to get to know the staff and the students and build relationships. I know they’ve started to make some wonderful changes out there, so I want to learn about those changes and continue to support them. I’d like to re-connected within the community, get settled a bit and go from there.
QVPR: Why are you excited about teaching in the Quincy School District?
CF: My parents, Pam and Wyman Duggan, still live in George. I have two young children who are real excited about being close to their grandparents. I have some understanding of the strengths of the community, and I think I can work those strengths as an advantage. Quincy has a great community work ethic. People know how to work hard and think big. There’s a tradition of community service and support.
QVPR: Name one fun or random fact about yourself.
CF: When I was attending QHS, I was a member of a select girls choir that went to Vienna, Austria, during my senior year to represent the United States in an international singing competition. That trip happened to cost $3,000 per kid,The Quincy community raised $60,000 to send the whole group to go. That was amazing. That same summer, I had my first year at Central virtually paid for by scholarships that came from the Quincy community. I have been well supported by the community, and it will be nice to go back to help the kids.
